Wednesday, March 12, 2014

"That's a Lot of Death"

When I first posted my “tweethis” statement on Facebook I wondered how much feedback I would get simply because of the nature of the
content (the personification of Death), but I received quite a bit of help (excluding my dad's comment that received the highest honor by becoming the title of this blog post).

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Not
only did I ask them for feedback on my “tweethis” statement, but I asked them
for any other modern interpretations of Death. Several people told me that I
had a good idea, but most of the feedback was in the form of other
interpretations of Death. I now have several ideas that I never would've
thought of before. I not only received ideas from other books (Watership Down,
A Christmas Carol), but ideas from mythology (Thanatos) and comic books (Thanos
loves Death).

I received more feedback from my friend, Ashleigh and my cousin, Alexis (who I talk about, here). through old fashion conversation. They helped me straighten out
my thesis. While, it’s still not perfect, it’s getting there. I also received
feedback through the blog. Annalee gave me feedback on how to strengthen my
thesis by being more specific.

This blog has been really interesting because we, as English
majors, never get to see what our classmates our working on. Maybe we proofread
something for someone, but we don’t get to watch our classmate’s progress. Reading
about what others are doing has provided me with a new outlook on how I could
possibly write a research paper. Jose’s is a good example. I don’t think I
would ever try to compare a book to a movie in a paper in the way that he is.
It’s really interesting and I’m excited to see how he does it.

Working together on this blog has shown me that it is a lot
easier to work on a paper when you ask for support and advice from those around
you.